As mentioned earlier, the dolls created by Kitty Perkins made their debut in 1980. The packaging for Black Barbie read, “She's Black! She's beautiful! She's dynamite!” Citing the documentary ...
After Mattel’s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly 17 years for the brand to come out with a version of the collectible doll that represented more than one type of skin color.